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formamide

noun
form·​am·​ide | \ fȯr-ˈma-ËŒmÄ«d How to pronounce formamide (audio) ; ˈfȯr-mÉ™-ËŒmÄ«d, -mÉ™d\

Definition of formamide

: a colorless hygroscopic liquid CHONH2 used chiefly as a solvent

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 These molecules include methanol and formamide, which are important building blocks for life. — Avery Thompson, Popular Mechanics, "Scientists Found the Building Blocks For Life Around a Young Star," 30 June 2017

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First Known Use of formamide

1852, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for formamide

International Scientific Vocabulary form- + amide

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